Mischa Online

WITH the launch of her second handbag collection for spring/summer 2009, former Vogue cover girl Mischa Barton is extending her fashion empire - online.

The actress-turned-designer has just launched a fully transactional website to support her collections which, for the new season, comprise vintage-inspired totes, drawstring shoulder bags and slouchy clutches, complimented by a new range of purses.

Favourites from the debut autumn/winter 2008-9 collection feature too, reworked in new colourways and fabrics (think patent and pearlised leathers, metallic snakeskins and statement tapestries), taking the offering from 14 to 34 pieces.

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"I'm inspired by all sorts of things, but I think my real fashion icons are people like Anita Pallenberg and Marianne Faithfull," the former star of The OC and Matthew Williamson fanatic told press when the line launched last year. "It's the era I feel most comfortable with and the aesthetic that I like."

Browse for yourself at www.mischabartonhandbags.com; prices range from £20 to £195.